Magazine-charging appliance for eyeleting and like machines



G. M. WILLIAMS. MAGAZINE CHARGING APPLIANCE FOR EYELETING AND LIKE MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED JAN-3.1916.

1,358,044. Patented Nov. 9,1920.

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ASSIGNOR T6 IE. LORILLARD CUMPANEZ', NEW N. $7., A CORPGRATION 01 NEW JERSEY.

MAGAZINE-CHARGING APPLITA} CE FOR EYELETING AND LIKE ILEACHINES.

Specification of Letter 'late'itcd Nov. 9, 1920.

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Application filed January 3, 1916. Serial No. 69,844.

To all to 720m it may concern iie it known that l, Gnonon Wrnnrans, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and Eatate New Jersey, have invented new and useful improvements in MagazineCharging fi'lppliancos for Eyeleting and like i'iiiachincs, oi which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in a device which is adapted to be employed in filling or supplying magazines or other containers; wiuh such articles are intended to be dispensed or for; nu the magazine and has particular application to a :iller device designed to be used in replenishing the supply of" magazines "for eyele-s, staples, rivets and o h r 'histening devices, in the embodiment of the invention shown herein l have illustrated my device employed for the purpose of ieediug or supplying; eyelets to an eyelet magazine, but I wish it to be understood that the invention is not limited in its useful application to this particular purpose, as it may be employed in any connection, or under such circumstances as may be deemed advisable, or found advantageous.

in carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide a device of this charactor through the embodiment of which'a magazine, chute or other holder or container may be conveniently supplied with the ole sired quantity of eyelets with a minimum expenditure of time. Furthermore, 1 pro pose to provide a device wherein the bulk of the eyelets may be indiscriminately thrown or placed in a supply reservoir from which leads a discharge chute, said eyelets as they pass into the discharge chute being causeu to assume a pie-determined arrangement or position so that the eyelets will leave the chute in orderly arrangement and be supplied to the magazine in a row or rows.

Furthermore, another object of the invention is the provision of means within the reservoir through the medium of which the eyelets will be causedto assume a particular and predetermined position as they enter the discharge or feed chute by which they are cotziveyed to the magazine.

Furthermore, I propose toprovidc-my device with a sectional or removable chute so that when desired a section of the chute, which has been filled with a row of the eyect's, may be disconnected from the reservoir and carried to the magazine and applied to the latter, this being a matter of convenience when the entire device including the reservoir cannot be conveniently manipulated 01 positioned relative to the magazine of the eyeleting machine. 7

further object of the invention is the pro-vision of meanswfor locking or cutting off the flow of the eyelets through the discharge end of the permanent chute section, when the detachable chute section is removed therefrom, and the provision of means in the nature of a stop device for controlling the escape ofthe eyelets from the detachable section or" the chute, whether said detachable section be in its attached or detached position.

it is also my aim to provide a device of this character which will embody the desired features of simplicity. efiiciency and reliability, and which embodying as it does but relatively. few parts, may be manufactured and marketed at a comparatively low cost.

With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangements of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims.

in the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the device embodying myinvention.

2, is a detail view in elevation of a, portion of the eyelet reservoir and showing ports for the eyelets leading from the reservoir to the feed chute, said chute being shown in cross section.

Fig. 3, is a vertical. sectional view taken through a portion of the reservoir in the upper section of the feed chute which is connected with the reservoir, thisview illustrating the lock for preventing the eyelets entering the removable or detachable chute section.

Fig. 4, is a top plan view of the reservoir with the cover removed, a portion of the side wall of the reservoir adjacent the chute being shown in section.

Fig. 5, is a top plan view of the pivoted stop at the bottom of the chute adapted to control the feed of the eyelets from the chute to the magazine.

Fig. 6, is a vertical sectional view taken through the lower portion of the feed chute and showing the latter as connected with the top end of a magazine chute the latter also being shown in section.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail the numeral 1, indicates a suitable base or bed plate carrying the vertical standard 2, the upward end of which is provided with a socket member 8, whici has formed integral therewith the platform l. Thisplatiorm carries a reservoir 5 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Mounted on this platform i is the eyelet eservoir which is indicated as an entirety by the letter it, said reservoir including an eyelet containing section 5 and a cap or cover 6 fitting thereover. The reservoir is preferably circular in its general cc-.. tour, the cap 6 having a flange 7, which fits over the circular side wall 8 of the body or container section of the reservoir. The cap section is further provided with ental slot or opening 9 in its top well; this opening being adapted to be closed by a see; mental'plate l0 pivoted at 11 to the top wall and constituting a door for the slot 9, this plate having an upturned lip 12, forming a finger grip for swinging the plate to cover and uncover the opening. Ol course it is to be understood that the eyelets are preferably poured into this slot or doorway 9 in bulk. At suitable intervals I attach to the side of the cap spring clips 13., the lower ends of which are provided wit shouldered heads 14 adapted to it beneath the bottom of the reservoir and thus lock the cap in position. Fitted to revolve in the bore 16 of the socket member 3 of the standard 2 is one end of a shaft 1?, the opposite end of said shaft projecting through an aperture 18 in the top wall of the cover of the reservoir and has pinned to its outer end a suitable crank 19 by means of which the shaft may be revolved by hand, a bearing collar 20 being mounted on the shaft between the crank and the top wall of the reservoir. The portion of this revolving shaft within the voir is provided with a hub 21 from which radiatethe-tubular arms 22, these tubular forming socketf'tor" the brushe t'lie eiaerends cru e brushes being adai tie-swing around bear a wall o 'the 8." It willjthus' be seen e5 antennae assassinate a revolv ing agitator or sweep for the eyelets shown at it, this sweep including a revolving spi r and a series of brushes carried there Formed in the circular wall or flange 8, of the containing section of the reservoir the spaced eyelet ports 24, which. are narower at the top than at the bottom, so that the eyelets shown at E only escape through the ports, shanl: end upward. TJQ- cated intermediate the ports 24;- and xtend ing outward is a long V shaped tongue which comes to a point at its outer nd, this tongue projecting above and parallel with the bottom 26 of the thute section 52'? w is preferably permanently coiine- N w the container section of the reservoir in l with the eyelet ports thereof. This ch t section 27 in addition to the bottom 26 i; made up of the side walls 2-8 which toward their lower end and inwa d y tending top flanges 29 carried by walls. By reference to F 1 it will be seen that the ll-shaped tongue divides this chute section 27 into two inclined eyelet guide-ways 30, which converge and meet in a common guide-way 31 at the bottom of the chute section. It will further be noted that the circular wall 8 of thereservoir has a segmental slot therein, which col. nunicates with or leads tothe eyelet ports. This slot performs important function, for as c seen o n 7386 Fig. 4-, as the-inminately arrange ss' of eyelets are swept around the reserv ir, the (llSlI-llnfi heads of certain or the eyelets will be pushed into and through this slot, and consequen ly these eyelets will be properly positioned. shank upward and will be guided to the eyelet ports through which'they may pass to the chute. As will be seen slot 8' is located I in advance of and leads directly into the entrance ports 24, being in open communication with bothports, the latter being located at the lower portion of the reservoir. "When. therefore, the agitator sweeps the bulk mass of eyelets around the reservoir, more or less of such eyeletswill be positioned in proper relation. to enter slot 8, although still form ing part of the mass, and are free to pass out or such slot should the action of the mass be such as to torce this action, thus preventing an actual choking of parts. In addition, the

eyelets are free to advance in the slot toward the outlet under the agitator and. mass action, the eyelets in the slot thus being lected from the mass in advance of actual passage from the reservoir. And since both entrancesZ l are in open communication with this slot the selected eyelets may enter either channel, thus better assuring that the select ed eyelets will pass from the reservoir-and turned; under' the sweeping action. it will "further'be notedtliat t is eyclets pass ing down thesl'ots or guide-ways must necessarily travelsshankend up, toif'they cannotleave the reservoir in any other position, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 4. The detachable end of the chute is shown at 82 and is adapted to he slipped into the lower end of the coupling member 33 carried by th lower portion of the permanent section of the chute. The inturned longitudinal flanges 34:, form a slot 35 extending longitudinally ot the chute from end to end and through which slot the upturned shank of the eyelets may project, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, the head of the eyelets bearing against the bottom of the chute as the eyelets pass down the latter. As the detachable chute section 532 communicates with the per" manent chute section, so as to form practically a continuation thereof, it will be seen that the eyelets passing down the two converging slots in the permanent section 27 of the chute will be guided into the detachable section of the chute and will pass down the latter and being unimpeded will be discharged through the lower end of the chute shown at 36,.and which end is connected with enlarged chute section 37 of the size and shape to contorm and fit over the top end of the magazine chute M, a spring slip 0 carried at the top of the magazine M being adapted to bear against the back-oi the enlarged chute section 37 and hold thelatter locked to the magazine chute, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6.

At certain times it be found desirable to cut oil the flow or feed oithe eyelets from the discharge end of the detachable chute section as when, for instance, a magazine has been filled without using up all of the eyelets in the detachable chute section at the filler device, and to accomplish this any suitable stop or cut may be employed. For instance, at the lower end of the detachable chute section I may fasten a plate 38, and pivot to this plate, asat 39, a stop plate 40, having tapered end l1, which projects through a slot as in the side wall of the chute so that the tapered end or tongue 41 of this stop plate may be swung transversely oi the chute to form a stop for the descending eyelets, or may be swung to one side, as shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 5, to permit the continued passage or escape of the eyelets. The location of'stop 40 on chute 32 is of particular advantage where this chute simply acts as a transfer means and is detached, stop 40 serving as an end abutment to close the channel so that the chute may be carried about in an inclined position and maintaining the procession of eyelets in proper rela tion without requiring closing of the channel by lingers oi": the person carrying the chute. Likewise, I make provision for obstructing the discharge end of the permanent chute section 2. when the detachable chute section is removed therefrom, this being advisable to prevent the falling out or escape of any eyelets which might be in the slots of the permanent chute section at the time the detachable section is uncoupled therefrom. To'this end I provide the bottom wall of the coupling member with a slot which opens through the front edge of the bottom and is adapted to receive the hooked end a l of the latch 45, which is piv oted at its opposite end as at 4L6 to a bracket t? carried by the coupling member. A spring 418 normally tends to seat the hooked end of the latch d5 in the slot, thus causing such end to close the passage through the bottom of the coupling member. However, when the detachable chute section is coupled with the coupling member, as shown in Fig. 1, the upper end of the detachable chute section will strike against the projecting end of the hook 44L and force the latter. out of the slot, the adjacent upper end portion oithe detachable chute section covering the slots as shown in Fig; 1. The instant, however, that the detachable chute'section is itself uncoupled, this latch or hook will spring back into position, asshown in Fig. 3 and block the discharge of the eyelets. a

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of myinvention will be readily apparent.

Assuming that it is desired to fill the eyelet magazine M with eyelets taken from the reservoir, this may be accomplished by the operator simply turning the crank 19 and causing the revolvingbrushes to sweep the eyelets around in the reservoir. In this motion, as shown in Fig. 2, the heads of certain of the eyelets being projected through the slot '8', are thus pushed and guided to the eyelet ports 2% through which they pass head down and shank up, into the permanent chute section, passing down the latter into the detachable chutesection, as the latch 45 at this time is ininoperative 0r non-stopping position, by reason of the upperend of the detachable section of the chute having forced the latch outward. The pivoted stop 40, however, at the bottom of the detachable section of the chute'lies transversely or across.

the chute, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to catch the eyelets. When the chute has been filled with a row of the eyelets, the detachable section may be pulled from the coupling 38 of the permanent section, and the instant this detachment takes place, the latch 45 will spring into position to block the further escape of eyelets from the permanent section of the chute' The operator may now carry the detachable chute section which is filled with the eyelets to wherever the eyeleting machine is located, and may apply the unlatched chute section 37 to the top of the magazine, as shown in Fig. 6, and-swing the stop 4:0 to the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 5, thereby permitting the eyelets to escape from the detachable chute section and into the magazine.

If desired and convenient, the magazine chute may be connected with the large chute ceedingly simple yet efficient device for loading a magazine with eyelets or like articles without the loss of time, and also assuring that the eyelets or other articles will be properly positioned in the magazine.

While I have herein shown and. described one particular embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not conline myself to all the precise details of con struction herein set forth by way of illustration, as modifications and variations m y be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, in combination, a reservoir for fastening members, a permanent chutesection associated therewith, a detachable chute section, a coupl ng member associated with the permanent chute 'and'adapted to receive one end of the detachable] chute, latch means associated with the coupling member forming a stop for the fastening members, said latch means being'operated by the detachable chute to throw it into or out of operative. position, to either stop or permit the passage of the fastening members, and a rotatable agitator operable to deliver the fastening members to the chute.

2.'In a device of the class described in combination, a reservoir for fastening memwitnesses.

bers having a peripheral slot therein, a permanent chute section associated with the reservoir and communicating with the slot,

detachable chute section, a coupling member associated with the permanent chute section and'adapted to receive one end of the detachable chute, latch means associated with the coupling'member forming a stop for the fastening members, said latch means being operated by the detachable chute to V throw it intoor out of operative position, to either stop or permit the passage of the fastening members, and a rotatable agitator operated to push the fastening members along the peripheral slot and to deliver such fastening members to the chute- 3. Ina device'of the class described and in combination, a reservoir for receiving fastening members, a permanent chute leading from said reservoir, means for delivering members tosaid chute individually to form a procession, a chute detachably connected to said permanent chute and having a slot in the side wall thereof, a stop device carried by the permanent chute and opera- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing enon'en M. wiLLrAMs.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM B. LEONARD, O. D. NEWTON. 

